The “Friends of Rocky Versace” will host the 11th Annual Veterans’ Day Ceremony on Monday, November, 12 at 1 p.m. at the Mt. Vernon Recreation Center, 2701 Commonwealth Ave. The one-hour ceremony includes:

The reading the names of Alexandria’s 67 Vietnam War Fallen Heroes

Recognition of all U.S. Military Veterans

Reading of the Captain Versace Medal of Honor Citation

Reading the tribute to Captain Versace written by his fellow POW, 1st Lt. James "Nick" Rowe

Wreath laying

The sounding of "Taps" and the singing of “God Bless America”

The Captain Rocky Versace Plaza and Vietnam Veterans' Memorial honors the service and supreme sacrifice of the 67 men from Alexandria who either died in Vietnam and the surrounding area during that war or remain Missing in Action (MIA).

City of Alexandria government offices, libraries, and recreation centers are open on Veterans Day, which is observed on Monday, November 12. All Veterans Day-related updates and closures are listed below.

Health Facilities

Hotlines: All emergency hotlines operate 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, including the child protective services hotline at 703.746.5800; the domestic violence hotline,703.746.4911; the emergency services for mental health or substance abuse crisis hotline, 703.746.3401; and the sexual assault hotline, 703.683.7273.

Libraries

Parking

Recreation Centers

Refuse Collection

Schools

Transit

: Alexandria Transit Company’s DASH bus service will operate on a regular weekday schedule on November 12.: Alexandria City Public elementary and middle schools will hold parent-teacher conferences on November 12.Students will be dismissed two hours early.State Offices: The following Commonwealth of Virginia offices located in Alexandria will be closed on November 12: the Circuit, General District, and Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Courts, and the DMV Office on 2681 Mill Rd.: Residential refuse and recycling will be collected on a regular weekday schedule on November 12.: All City recreation centers are open on a regular schedule on Monday, November 12. Please check alexandriava.gov/Recreationfor specific information on operating hours. The Jerome “Buddie” Ford Nature Center is regularly closed on Mondays.: On November 11, the Alexandria Police Department will suspend enforcement of parking restrictions at metered spaces, HOV regulations, residential permit parking districts and other areas with signed parking time limits. : All Alexandria Library branches will be open on a regular schedule on November 12.: The Alexandria Health Department, 4480 King St., and the Flora Krause Casey Health Center, 1200 N. Howard St., will be closed on November 12. The Teen Wellness Center, 3330 King Street, will be open on November 12.

Alexandria Police are seeking the public’s help in identifying the suspects involved in the robbery of the 7-Eleven, located at 4610 Kenmore Avenue. On Tuesday, October 30, at 3:17 a.m., two suspects entered the business. One of them jumped over the counter while the other one went around the counter and grabbed the clerk. That suspect displayed a handgun and held the clerk while the other suspect went for the cash register. The suspects then pushed the clerk to the ground before running out of the store. The clerk was not seriously injured.

The first suspect is described as a dark skinned black male, 5’9” to 5’11”, weighing 160 to 180 pounds. He was wearing a red hooded sweatshirt with the hood pulled up on top of his head, a black puffy NorthFace jacket, black jeans and black shoes.

The second suspect is described as a dark skinned black male, 5’7” to 5’9”, weighing 160 to 180 pounds. He was wearing a red hat, a black warm up style jacket with white stripes going down both arms, dark pants and dark shoes.

The robbery was captured on surveillance video and can be viewed on the Alexandria Police Department’s YouTube Channel: youtube.com/AlexandriaVAPD.

Anyone with information about this case or who recognizes the suspects in the surveillance video is asked to call Detective William Oakley of the Criminal Investigations Section at 703.746.6606.

Following a lengthy and multi-jurisdictional investigation, Alexandria Detectives have charged a man in a series of car dealership burglaries. Sean Lee Fleming, 39, of no fixed address, was arrested on Wednesday October 24, in Atlantic City, New Jersey with the assistance of the New Jersey State Police. Fleming is being charged with burglary and attempted grand larceny in the June 28 burglary of the Landmark Honda. He is awaiting extradition to Virginia regarding these charges.

Fleming is believed to be connected to a series of regional car dealership burglaries that occurred from February 2012 to October 2012 in the National Capital Region. He may be responsible for over 40 burglaries involving the theft of thousands of dollars from these dealerships.

In addition to the Presidential election, Alexandrians will vote today on candidates for the United States Senate and the House of Representatives, proposed amendments to the Virginia Constitution, and local elections for Mayor, City Council, and School Board. A sample ballot is posted at alexandriava.gov/Elections. Election officials expect a large turnout today. Alexandria election officials and City departments will be prepared. However, lines of voters may still be long, especially during the evening rush hour.

Polls opened at 6 a.m., and will be open until 7 p.m. today. If you haven't cast your ballot yet, here are a few tips to help make your voting experience smooth and easy.

Bring identification. Beginning with the November 6 General Election, Virginia voters will be required to show ID prior to voting. Acceptable ID includes the Virginia Voter Card or Virginia Driver's License. Voters without ID will have to cast a Provisional Ballot, and will have until noon on Friday following the election to present ID to the Voter Registration Office. For more information including a complete list of acceptable IDs, please see the State Board of Elections website.

Confirm your polling place. Virginia election law requires voters to vote in their home precincts, so confirm your voting location. You can do this by checking your voter card, which lists your polling place and address. You can also visitalexandriava.gov/Elections and click on “Am I Registered and Where do I Vote?”

Vote mid-day if possible. Lines at rush hour may be long. To reduce wait time, vote between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m.

Avoid “electioneering.” The State Board of Elections has issued a policy that forbids voters from wearing campaign t-shirts, buttons, caps, or lapel stickers within the polling place. Voters will be asked to remove or cover these types of items until they leave the polling place and are back outside the 40-foot “no campaigning” zone.

Don’t be late! Promptly at 7 p.m., a sworn election officer will be stationed at the end of the voting line to close the polls. If you are in line at that time, you will be permitted to vote. If not, you will not be allowed to vote. It is the law, and precinct workers take an oath to uphold it.

Alexandria Police are seeking the public’s help in identifying the suspects involved in a series of commercial burglaries that occurred in the 4900 and 5300 block of Eisenhower Avenue. On Sunday, October 21, at 5:24 a.m., three suspects were caught on surveillance video attempting to gain entry into a business in the 4900 block of Eisenhower Avenue. The suspects were not able to make entry into the business but two other nearby businesses were burglarized around the same time.

In these cases, a vehicle was used to crash into a metal roll up gate causing extensive damage to the business. The suspects were able to make entry into the business located in the 5300 block of Eisenhower Avenue. Once inside the suspects removed copper piping and then gained entry into another business by prying open an interior door. The suspects took computer equipment and an undisclosed amount of cash from that business. They also took a large selection of cigars containing various brands and a blue marbleized humidor.

Surveillance video of the attempted commercial burglary in the 4900 block of Eisenhower Avenue and the suspects involved can be viewed on the Alexandria Police Department’s YouTube Channel: youtube.com/AlexandriaVAPD.

The video surveillance footage shows two male suspects and one female suspect attempting to make entry into a business. The suspects are unsuccessful in their attempt and a dark colored conversion van pulls up to the business to pick them up.

Two suspects appear to be black males wearing jeans and jackets. One of them is wearing a dark colored baseball hat. The third suspect appears to be a black female with short hair. She is seen wearing white pants and a white top.

Anyone with information about this case or who recognizes the suspects in the surveillance video is asked to call Detective Adrienne Miller of the Criminal Investigations Section at 703.746.6734.

Detectives would like to remind citizens that they may remain anonymous.